Sunday August 7, 2011 marks the 135th anniversary of the Douglas horse tram service. Douglas Borough Council will be celebrating with a cavalcade of trams departing from Strathallan Crescent from 2pm. Children will receive a small gift and have an opportunity to meet the horses which will be dressed for the occasion. Leisure services committee chairman Councillor Stephen Pitts said: ‘The service started life on August 7 1876 as Douglas Bay Horse Tramway and has operated ever since, interrupted only by World War Two. The Council is enormously proud of the service which offers a unique perspective of Douglas promenade and is one of the Island’s finest examples of vintage transport. The cavalcade of trams will provide some wonderful photo opportunities and will be a fitting celebration to mark the 135th anniversary of the oldest horse-drawn tramway in the world.’ For more information about the service, visit www.douglashorsetramway.net ENDS